santino
FSU gear head
Canon EOS 1V! By far the best body I've used.
Axel
singleshooter
Canon EOS 100/Elan.
Does everything quick and quite.
Does everything quick and quite.
Tim Murphy
Well-known
I agree, the original EOS Elan is a nice camera
I agree, the original EOS Elan is a nice camera
Dear Axel,
The original EOS Elan was my first AF camera and I bought it new with a 28-80 USM and a 70-300 USM lens circa 1992. I used the camera faithfully until I bought a used EOS 20D in 2007.
The camera still works fine and I have been using it more recently. I've also picked up a couple of used ones from auction sites including one that came with a nice TAMRAC bag, a 28-80 USM and an early 50MM f1.8 with the metal mount and the focus scale for $ 90.00. It had a good battery in it and I sold the 28-80 for $ 50.00 so I wound up with a perfect 50MM f1.8 for about $ 40.00 that regularly sells for $ 100.00.
I like my Canon cameras and I have also bought an Elan 7NE and an EOS A2E with a 28-300 zoom at auction for about $ 75.00 total. The A2E will stay in my car. Both work perfectly so I'm set for life with film cameras!
Regards,
Tim Murphy
Harrisburg, PA
I agree, the original EOS Elan is a nice camera
Dear Axel,
The original EOS Elan was my first AF camera and I bought it new with a 28-80 USM and a 70-300 USM lens circa 1992. I used the camera faithfully until I bought a used EOS 20D in 2007.
The camera still works fine and I have been using it more recently. I've also picked up a couple of used ones from auction sites including one that came with a nice TAMRAC bag, a 28-80 USM and an early 50MM f1.8 with the metal mount and the focus scale for $ 90.00. It had a good battery in it and I sold the 28-80 for $ 50.00 so I wound up with a perfect 50MM f1.8 for about $ 40.00 that regularly sells for $ 100.00.
I like my Canon cameras and I have also bought an Elan 7NE and an EOS A2E with a 28-300 zoom at auction for about $ 75.00 total. The A2E will stay in my car. Both work perfectly so I'm set for life with film cameras!
Regards,
Tim Murphy
Harrisburg, PA
Axel
singleshooter
Nice to read Tim!
Here is a pic of mine, taken this summer. As we can see the EOS100s charme is not only a human thing
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Tim Murphy
Well-known
Nice to read Tim!
Here is a pic of mine, taken this summer. As we can see the EOS100s charme is not only a human thing
Dear Axel,
YUCK! I might have thrown that camera away. I absolutely hate bugs and slugs and snails.
Regards,
Tim Murphy
Harrisburg, PA
skucera
Well-known
For user interface, I think the best AF SLR I've used is the Canon EOS 650. It was my first autofocus camera of any sort, so I may be biased by years of use and sheer familiarity. After my EOS 650 was destroyed, I got an EOS Elan IIe, which is also a very good camera, but the extra controls don't make it more intuitive. It is a lot quieter, especially with the excellent ultrasonic motor lenses, but not better.
I have also been finding myself reaching for my Olympus IS-3dlx. I remembered I had a boss who raved about them back around 2002-2003, and when I saw how cheap they are used I bought one for under $10. It works really well, and has an excellent lens, and its automatic modes work really well. For ease use and excellent results, it has been really surprising. And, yes, it is an SLR disguised as a super-zoom. The lens is also comically long at full zoom.
Scott
I have also been finding myself reaching for my Olympus IS-3dlx. I remembered I had a boss who raved about them back around 2002-2003, and when I saw how cheap they are used I bought one for under $10. It works really well, and has an excellent lens, and its automatic modes work really well. For ease use and excellent results, it has been really surprising. And, yes, it is an SLR disguised as a super-zoom. The lens is also comically long at full zoom.
Scott
Dogman
Veteran
I thought I had posted here but I can't seem to find it now. If so, here's some redundancy.
I was a Nikon user from the early 1970s through the 1990s. But when AF came along, Nikon lost its crown as the king of pro 35mm SLRs. Canon's AF system beat out Nikon by a long shot and Canon moved in and took over a large portion of Nikon's customer base. It took a while for Nikon to catch up.
In my personal experience, the Canon EOS 1n and, as a cheaper alternative, the EOS 5/A2E were both excellent. Canon was criticized at the time for their "plastic" cameras but the 1n only had a plastic skin--it was a heavy, solid camera that I found to be as reliable and tough as my old Nikon F and F2 cameras. The 5/A2E was more plasticky and not as tough but it still held up well. The AF on both models was reliable and fast. I used them, alongside my Leicas, up until I moved on to digital which, based on my prior experience, I used Canon DSLRs pretty much exclusively for about 10 years.
I was a Nikon user from the early 1970s through the 1990s. But when AF came along, Nikon lost its crown as the king of pro 35mm SLRs. Canon's AF system beat out Nikon by a long shot and Canon moved in and took over a large portion of Nikon's customer base. It took a while for Nikon to catch up.
In my personal experience, the Canon EOS 1n and, as a cheaper alternative, the EOS 5/A2E were both excellent. Canon was criticized at the time for their "plastic" cameras but the 1n only had a plastic skin--it was a heavy, solid camera that I found to be as reliable and tough as my old Nikon F and F2 cameras. The 5/A2E was more plasticky and not as tough but it still held up well. The AF on both models was reliable and fast. I used them, alongside my Leicas, up until I moved on to digital which, based on my prior experience, I used Canon DSLRs pretty much exclusively for about 10 years.
Ccoppola82
Well-known
Canon Eos 1v for me. I think it's better than my newer canon 6d and any of the MKIII that I've used once I got used to the controls. I feel pretty confident in that camera body and paired up with a 35L and 135L....it does pretty much whatever I want it to. On SLR I like 35mm, but on the Leica I'm beginning to enjoy the 50mm more. Can't quite figure out why. Haha
chrism
Well-known
Here you go, lads, the best autofocus film SLRs ever built:
Chamonix 10x8, Nikkor 300mm/f9, f64 at 30 seconds, Galaxy Hyperspeed paper negative pre-flashed for 4 seconds, Ilford Multigrade Developer, Epson V850 scan:
Best Nikons Ever by chrism229, on Flickr
Chamonix 10x8, Nikkor 300mm/f9, f64 at 30 seconds, Galaxy Hyperspeed paper negative pre-flashed for 4 seconds, Ilford Multigrade Developer, Epson V850 scan:
Best Nikons Ever by chrism229, on Flickr
raid
Dad Photographer
From the posted responses here it looks as if RFF members like the Nikon SLR system.
I never use AF cameras, so I don't know which system is the best, but I suspect it is Canon and not Nikon.
I never use AF cameras, so I don't know which system is the best, but I suspect it is Canon and not Nikon.
David Hughes
David Hughes
There's a lot to be said for the Minolta 7000 and 7000i but the lenses can take a lot of the credit.
Regards, David
Regards, David
dof
Fiat Lux
Interesting discussion and one that makes me pause a moment on my life with cameras. For as long as I've been taking pictures, it funny that I've never owned an auto-focus film camera. In fact, the XT-1 is the first auto-focus camera system I've taken to at all.
Hearing praise for and arguments regarding the finer points of things I either missed out on or purposefully neglected is really fun today.
Thanks all,
Hearing praise for and arguments regarding the finer points of things I either missed out on or purposefully neglected is really fun today.
Thanks all,
Huss
Veteran
Nice to read Tim!
Here is a pic of mine, taken this summer. As we can see the EOS100s charme is not only a human thing
That explains the sticky backs on those cameras.
Axel
singleshooter
... and. if you look closer, the best solution - replacing old sticky plastic patches with fine black grippy leather.
My EOS Elan is full leathered since years.